FURIOUS 7 is scoring big at the box office

In lieu of a proper Monday Box Office Report (DAMN YOU EASTER BUNNY!), we’re taking a look at just one movie in particular this week that debuted over the Easter weekend. A film that stars a stable of heavyweight action stars, fast cars and even faster go-stripes on their bonnets. I am of course, talking about the seventh installment in the Fast and Furious franchise, Furious 7.

And it did gangbuster numbers over the weekend.

Furious 7 added $384 million to the coffers of that 14 year old franchise, in a weekend where it simply dominated. Divided up, over $143.6 million of that total comes from North American screens alone, where the film opened up on 4004 screens. Internationally, Furious 7 banked over $240.4 million from eager petrolheads. And that total doesn’t even include the Chinese, Russian or Japanese markets yet.

That’s a damn good result, with Furious 7 clearly building on momentum that was generated from Fast & Furious 5 and 6. Bigger is most certainly better, with the untimely demise of series lead Paul Walker also having more of a positive effect on the final product as audiences flocked to see his final performance.

In domestic USA box office numbers, Furious 7 is way ahead of the previous April record-holder, Captain America: The Winter Soldier ($95 million) and 47% bigger than the opening weekend of Fast and Furious 6.

Here’s a quick breakdown of previous USA opening weekends of the franchise so far:

With all the eye boggling action beat highs, the nostalgic nods back to every single entry in the F&F franchise thus far, and of course that incredibly poignant and genuinely touching send-off for one of the series’ most beloved actors, I truly believe that Furious 7 is the absolute perfect high note to call it a day on this series. Not because I don’t want to see any more of these movies – hell, no! – but rather because I just don’t know how they can possibly top the action packed spectacle on display here.

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